The person who carried out two bomb blasts within 10 minutes at the grave of former General Qasim Sulemani in Kermani city of Iran has been identified. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for this attack.
Iran had termed this attack as a terrorist attack. 103 people were killed and 141 people were injured in this terrorist attack.
According to the report, on January 3, hundreds of people gathered at the tomb to pay tribute to Soleimani. The condolence program was going on when a series of blasts took place.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two explosions in Iran. At least 103 people were killed in this terrorist attack.
Two bomb blasts took place one after the other at a ceremony organized on January 3 at the tomb of former General Qasim Suleimani in Kerman city of Iran. Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in 2020.
According to a report by news agency Reuters, Islamic State has posted a statement on its affiliate Telegram channels claiming responsibility for the attack.
Let us tell you that on Wednesday, two bomb explosions took place near the Saheb Al-Zaman Mosque in Iran’s southern hometown of Kerman. The blasts took place at the place where Qasem Soleimani is buried.
At the time, his supporters had gathered to mark the fourth anniversary of his death in a US drone strike just outside Baghdad airport.